There are 8 ways to get from Thurso to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, car train, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane INV - ATH
14h 15m€221–396Fly from Wick John O' Groats Airport
cheapest- Fly from Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane WIC - ATH
19h 18m€92–249Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bank of Scotland to Bus Station Stance 3bus X99
- Take the train from Inverness to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
2d 11hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Thurso to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar
41h 22mFerry to Kirkwall, fly
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane KOI - ATH
17h 2m€166–469Train, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ABZ - ATH
17h 19m€281–513Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane EDI - ATH
16h 18m€199–467Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Thurso to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Athenscar
42h 35m€707–1,134
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thurso to Athens is to fly which costs €90 - €250 and takes 19h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Thurso to Athens is to train and fly which takes 14h 15m and costs €220 - €400.
The distance between Thurso and Athens is 3270 km.
The best way to get from Thurso to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 15m to get from Thurso to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 2h ahead of Thurso. It is currently 10:09 PM in Thurso and 12:09 AM in Athens.
There are 12958+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Thurso, Scotland and Athens, Greece?
World Ticket, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Wick John O' Groats Airport to Athens International Airport via Aberdeen Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Kirkwall to Athens International Airport via Inverness Dalcross Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–950
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Athens International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Kirkwall to Athens International Airport via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Athens International Airport via Inverness Dalcross Airport, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–450
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Wick John O' Groats Airport to Athens International Airport via Aberdeen Airport, Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Kirkwall to Athens International Airport via Aberdeen Airport, Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Athens International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Athens International Airport via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Wick John O' Groats Airport to Athens International Airport via Aberdeen Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–330
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bank of Scotland to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- €15–19
- Peak
- €19–22
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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